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Taking a Stand Cost Her a Job
Georgia State University fired an instructor who refused to teach in a classroom without a mask mandate.
FDA Paves Way for College Vaccine Mandates
Institutions may feel more empowered to enact COVID-19 vaccine mandates now that Pfizer’s FDA approval levels it with other required vaccines -- and some colleges have already taken action.
COVID-19: UCSF Out-of-Office Work Extended Until March 1
Rice will start semester online; Rhode Island College delays resumption of classes; athletics changes -- for fans.
When to Go Remote
In an example of how universities and faculty unions can collaborate on pandemic planning, Northern Illinois University and its faculty union have agreed to push the remote instruction button when and if the campus test positivity rate hits 8 percent.
Opinion
Déjà Vu All Over Again?
Our challenge now is to strike the right balance between offering safety from COVID-19 and a normal college experience -- and in a sharply polarized environment, write David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler.
Making the Tough Call
How rising COVID-19 cases convinced the Stanislaus State president to shift classes online just a week before the start of the semester.
Refusing to Proceed as Normal
University of Alabama at Huntsville professor leaves his tenured job over the university’s pandemic planning, saying he can’t be part of the disaster he fears will unfold this fall.